“I haven’t weighed this little since high school!”
Who wouldn’t want to be able to say that?! Today we’re going to tell you Linda’s story, and what led her to finally lose the weight she’d been trying to shed for years–all while getting the best A1c of her life!
Linda’s Weight Loss Journey
Linda had been struggling with her weight for years. No matter what she did, she couldn’t seem to keep the weight off.
In 1992, she saw an infomercial for Dr. John McDougall. The program touted its benefits for easy weight loss through a starch-based diet rich in foods like potatoes, rice, and beans. She was curious whether this would work for her, so she decided to give it a try.
Unexpected Benefits
Her motivation to try the diet was purely weight loss. She wasn’t concerned with her health and had no idea that it would also help her diabetes. So Linda was thrilled when her blood sugar levels became more steady and she cut her basal insulin dosage in half!
In Comes the Processed Foods and Up Goes The Weight
She and her husband committed to the McDougall program with confidence and joy. They loved the food and were loving the easy weight management too. But as time progressed, plant-based diets began to catch on. As the lifestyle became more popular, more food companies began making plant-based alternatives and various kinds of “vegan junk food” were lining the shelves. As Linda and her husband started eating those foods, they began gaining weight.
Calorie Density to the Rescue
In 2016, Linda heard about a woman named Chef AJ and her program called Ultimate Weight Loss. She and her husband attended an event with Chef AJ and learned all about the benefits of using the principles of calorie density to guide your food choices.
They both loved the food, and her husband enjoyed the fact that he could eat such a large quantity of food in a meal. They decided to commit to her Ultimate Weight Loss program together – and it was a huge success. He lost 100 pounds and she lost 15.
Mastering Diabetes Enters the Party
Despite losing weight, Linda’s blood sugar numbers were still a daily struggle. She didn’t know what the solution could be, because she didn’t want to have to weigh and measure things meticulously as is sometimes suggested for controlling your blood sugar.
One day, she learned about Mastering Diabetes. She knew it would be helpful for her, and she signed up for the small group coaching program.
Linda learned so much from being part of the group. The coaches and other coaching group members were really helpful to hear from as they all shared their knowledge and support each week. Linda started seeing benefits in her diabetes health, and was thrilled.
Unexpected Benefits, Part 2
This time, rather than focusing on weight, Linda was fully focused on managing her diabetes. However, once again she found that there was an exciting and unexpected side effect. While she was eating more carbohydrates and using less insulin each day, she was also losing weight!
While she had already been plant-based and was familiar with using calorie density to guide her meals, there was still more to learn from Mastering Diabetes. The biggest change she made was to consume much more fruit, rather than being so starch-heavy as she had been with the McDougall and Ultimate Weight Loss programs.
Linda loves the meals she eats these days. Along with the fruit, she enjoys big vegetable salads topped with beans, and still eats starch-based meals she’s grown to know and love over time. She likes how good it feels in her body to eat this way, and says there’s so much variety that she never gets bored.
“The Best A1c Of My Life!”
When Linda found the Mastering Diabetes Method, she had been living with type 1 diabetes for 55 years. Her A1c was 7.0 at the time, which was a good number for her. But in just a few months of working with Mastering Diabetes, she had brought it down to 5.5 – the best it’s ever been.
Header | March 2020 | July 2020 |
|---|---|---|
A1c (%) | 7.0 | 5.5 |
Time in Range | - | 90% |
Weight Loss | None | 15 lbs |
Carbs to Insulin Ratio | 20:1 | 30:1 |
Cholesterol | 165 | 137 |
Linda says the biggest thing that Mastering Diabetes has given her is the gift of having a steady and predictable blood sugar. Before Mastering Diabetes, her blood sugar was a roller coaster. If you’re living with diabetes, you probably know all too well how much it changes your quality of life when you know what to expect for how your body will feel and respond. Today, Linda’s time-in-range is regularly above 90%.
And, her total insulin use per day has lowered while eating more carbohydrates – meaning her insulin sensitivity has improved.
Linda says that while diabetes isn’t fun, Mastering Diabetes is definitely fun. She loved her experience in the coaching program and recommends it to everyone. Having the community and coaching support changed her life, and she credits all her recent progress to this program.
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